The aliens who were picked up by Superman at the beginning

Chapter 194 City of Green Mist

Li Zhen still had some vague impressions of the Asovirus.

In the original comics, the outbreak started in Metropolis and infected almost all members of the Justice League, except for Superman and Wonder Woman.

All those infected are like zombies, but the infected superhumans can still use their abilities.

Ordinary people who are not superhumans, when infected, will gain all sorts of bizarre abilities under the stimulation of those infinitely evolving viruses.

However, this comes at a price. The Amozzo virus modifies the human body in a very radical and brutal way. Even someone with Shazam's constitution would find it difficult to survive for more than 72 hours after infection.

As a bug-level powerhouse in the DC universe, Amodro has made frequent appearances in some early comics, but as times have changed, it seems that the writers have become increasingly aware that Amodro's abilities are too outrageous.

Therefore, the appearance rate of this super robot, which can infinitely replicate and evolve, has become increasingly lower.

Until it was almost completely shelved by comic book editors, the Amorepacific virus incident can be considered the last chapter in DC that can barely be linked to Amorepacific.

"According to the comic book storyline, the New 52 Superman should have naturally possessed antibodies to this virus—but since Superman has plunged into Gotham City and hasn't shown up since, it's likely that the Superman in this world isn't as lucky as the New 52 Superman."

Li Zhen was almost certain that this virus also came from one of the world patches of the New 52 universe, but it was not only discovered and mastered by some people in advance, but also underwent some kind of mutation.

The ability to infect mechanical creations has never appeared in the comics.

The Astora virus in the original story was naturally countered by Superman, not only because of the antibodies, but also because the virus's unique ability to not replicate is low temperature.

Superman's freezing breath can perfectly suppress the activity of the virus, and when combined with Captain Cold's freezing gun in Central City, they can easily suppress those ordinary infected people who are like zombies.

"Gotham City has a Mr. Freeze; this city shouldn't have been infected by the virus to this extent so silently."

Although she didn't hold out any particular hope, Li Zhen still subtly revealed to Tim that the Astora virus was afraid of low temperatures.

Tim immediately stated that he had reviewed a lot of information about Batman's past enemies in the Batcave.

Tim also remembered some of the technology related to Mr. Freezing.

"If I have enough materials, I can try to make a few cryogenic grenades."

Gotham City does have plenty of such locations to provide what is considered sufficient material.

Batcave, Arkham Asylum, Mr. Freeze's secret base, and similar places are all places where you can gather the materials needed for cryogenic grenades.

"Hmm, we'll see. The commotion just now seems to have attracted the attention of the entire city—"

Li Zhen watched as the green smoke, resembling octopus tentacles, emerged from the sea and slowly put the multi-functional mask on her face.

The remaining teenage Titans followed suit and put on their filter masks. Then Rachel applied some simple protective magic to the joints of each person's mask.

Since this virus is so powerful that it can even infect human-made objects, simply covering the mouth, nose, eyes, and ears with a mask may not be enough to provide adequate protection.

The green mist, composed of countless tiny viral particles, must have been a life form with some kind of collective consciousness. It writhed clumsily and slowly on the sea surface, its front end always firmly aimed at the direction where the young Titans were.

But for some unknown reason, the fog of those viral aggregates never left the basic boundaries of Gotham City.

"Be mentally prepared."

Rachel used her magically formed tentacles to retrieve several blue stones from the seabed and erected a floating bridge in mid-air leading to Gotham City's harbor.

Li Zhen took one last look at Rachel.

In fact, the two sides had already communicated about this matter through telepathy when he was carrying the submarine on the seabed.

Li Zhen didn't want Rachel to go into danger, but for the first time, Rachel didn't listen to Li Zhen's advice.

Ever since Lilith revealed her vision of Lee Jung's death, Rachel has been almost inseparable from Lee Jung.

"I told you, even if you die, I will go to hell to bring you back—but I'm afraid that if I'm not by your side, it will be too late."

These were Rachel's final, resolute words in the telepathic connection just now.

While the other teenage Titans were running on the pontoon bridge, Li Zhen turned around, soared high into the sky, and then leaped down toward Gotham, which was shrouded in green mist.

The menacing green mist, like an irregular monster, raised its upper body, and countless green branches actively spread towards Li Zhen, who was falling from the sky.

Finally, under the tense gaze of the Teen Titans, the instructor's figure was enveloped and swallowed by dozens of green tentacles.

—As soon as she landed, Li Zhen felt as if all her exposed skin was being licked by some sticky substance.

Those viruses, invisible to the naked eye, have painted the air with a thick layer of green due to their enormous numbers.

Enveloped in this thick fog, Gotham City was so quiet it seemed to have become a completely dead city.

Even with superhuman vision, one can still look around from the middle of the street.

The average visibility is no more than thirty meters.

What's even stranger is that the ubiquitous green mist seems to have also obscured the transmission of sound, reducing Li Zhen's hearing range to an effect almost identical to her current visual visibility.

For the first time, Li Zhen slowed down her pace.

In the past, no matter how dangerous the situation, Li Zhen's style was always bold and unrestrained, charging around recklessly.

However, the reason he has become more cautious now, besides his recent experiences and Lilith's prophecy, is also because of Lee Jung's limited understanding of the original plot.

Although the Amodro virus seems to have undergone some serious mutation, its core nature is unlikely to change easily.

As a collective consciousness capable of thought, the poisonous fog that shrouds every corner of Gotham City is most likely under the unified command of a specific entity.

"Patient Zero".

That is, the first host to be infected with this virus.

Patient Zero can not only control the flow of the toxic fog to some extent, but also control every superhuman and ordinary person infected by the virus.

Even Patient Zero from the original comics became so powerful that he could go toe-to-toe with the New 52 Superman because the Justice League members were all infected, providing ample material for his story.

If Li Zhen recklessly rushes around in this city of poisonous fog, she might get caught and beaten up by Patient Zero and the Justice League, whose members have all become zombies.

This kind of mindless recklessness not only fails to provide any assistance, but may even cause Li Zhen's superpowers to become a stepping stone for Patient Zero's evolution due to accidental injuries.

The most urgent task right now is to find Batman, who may still be struggling, and see if he has a solution to this virus.

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